April 16, 2024
Altered Art Brooch vintage 1960's lenticular image, Television Bowler Bowling TV
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This brooch features a vintage Vari-Vue image of a bowler. I have attached the "flicker" image behind a detailed laser-cut wood TV. A metal pin clasp is glued to the back with a strong craft adhesive.The animation is wonderful on this piece. The man's arms move as he raises and releases the bowling ball. The ball rolls down the lane and the bowling pins fly up when they are hit.The animation occurs when you tilt the piece because this is one of those old, well-made lenticular images or "magic motion" pictures popular in the 1950's and '60's. (See a bit of the company history below.) These lenticular pieces were manufactured for use as gumball machine prizes, Cracker Jack box prizes, embellishments on match boxes, advertising give-aways, souvenir pieces, etc.The brooch measures 1.875" by 1.75".Your purchase will be packaged carefully and shipped promptly from a smoke-free home.Enjoy!"In the late 1930's, the first multiple image lenticular image was formed and this was the seed that started the VariVue company. During this time, Vari-Vue coined the name "lenticular", to describe their linear lenses, "Winkies" to describe our ever popular blinking eyes and "Magic-Motion" to describe any lenticular image containing motion. By the late 1940's, VariVue had become a household name by producing millions of animated and stereographic lenticular
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